Xyz Summon

An Exceed Summon (エクシ一ズ召喚, Ekushīzu Shōkan) can be conducted when there are two or more monsters of the same Level on the field. Those monsters can be used as Exceed Material Monsters to Summon an Exceed Monster whose Rank is the same as the Levels of the monsters used.

In order to Exceed Summon an Exceed Monster, you must first take the required Exceed Material Monsters face-up on your side of the field and stack them together. Then, the Exceed Monster is Exceed Summoned from your Extra Deck, and placed on top of the stack.

Exceed Material Monsters are not sent to the Graveyard. Instead, they are placed on the same Monster Card Zone beneath the Summoned Exceed Monster.

The respective battle positions of the Exceed Material Monsters do not matter, so long as they are all face-up. However, once you have Exceed Summoned your Exceed Monster, ensure that the entire stack is neatly aligned according to the Exceed Monster's battle position.

An Exceed Summon is a type of Special Summon, and an Exceed Monster cannot be Special Summoned from the Graveyard or removed from play pile unless it was properly Exceed Summoned first.

Some effects may require you to remove Exceed Material Monsters from an Exceed Monster. In this case, the required Exceed Material Monsters are taken from beneath the Exceed Monster in question and sent to the Graveyard. Be wary though, as some such effects may have a sting in the tail should an Exceed Monster have no Exceed Material Monsters left beneath it.

An Exceed Material Monster being removed from an Exceed Monster in such a manner does not officially count as that monster being sent to the Graveyard. Therefore, an effect such as that of Sangan will not trigger.

Note that an Exceed Monster Special Summoned via any means other than an Exceed Summon will thus not have any Exceed Material Monsters beneath it. Therefore, any negative effects that might apply to an Exceed Monster in such a state will be applied immediately.

It is currently unknown as to what happens to any Exceed Material Monsters beneath an Exceed Monster that is flipped face-down or removed from the field in some manner, but if they are to be similar to counters, they will be removed when the monster is flipped face-down.

Trap Monsters can be used as Exceed Material Monsters. Tokens cannot be used as Exceed Material Monsters.

This type of Summon is featured in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime and manga series.